Shine Your Light Reach Your Best Podcast

I’m delighted to be joined by the lovely Alyssa Brade in this episode.  We talk about the pressures mums put on themselves as parents and how important it is to take time for our selves. So often we get caught up in what society expects of us as mums we forget that we are all different and as different as we all are, our children are different and the context of bringing our children up is differe...

It’s back to the Shine Your Light cards today. I randomly selected a card before I pressed record. It’s card 18 - Bring conscious awareness to self-sabotaging behaviours. I love this card and it is in fact at the centre of all that I love to do.  We are all unique and have strengths that we were born with to contribute to this incredible world. We rely on these strengths to keep us safe when were...

All change for this week. I was delighted to be joined by Dr Gracie. This was the first time we had met, but I knew that we would have lots to talk about… so you are in for a treat.  We chat about the expectations that society puts on women and how we take on so much. We cover how this impacts our mental health and why it is so important to do something about it.  We both share our experience on h...

I’m back from holiday fully recharged. We all need that all-important time to recharge. It’s a great opportunity to refocus and make small changes in our lives.  My journey of self-rediscovery and self-development has been in full swing for a number of years now. What makes the real difference is embedding new behaviours, with awareness until the new neural pathways are stronger than the old ones....

At the half way point in the year, it’s important to acknowledge how far we have come, what we have learnt, what we want to let go of moving forward and what we hope to achieve in the second half of the year.  The summer months also see the start of people heading off on holidays. My own comes at the end of this week (so there won’t be episodes until the end of the month now!) Holidays are a time...

These words, Slowing Down to Speed Up, have come into my awareness again over the past couple of days. Figuring that there is a reason for that I decided to make it the topic for this episode - which - and this is A FIRST - I recorded from my garden while sitting in the sun. Completely fun and enjoyable. As time passes I see how far I have come with the concept of slowing down. What is the rush? D...

Do you say “Yes” to too much? How does it make you feel when you are over-stretched, putting everyone first and it feels like no-one does anything for you in return? This is not a good place to be. I know I have been there. And there are times when I still find myself wanting to say Yes to keep others happy, but I am starting to find it easier to say no.  In this episode I explore the reasons why...

I’ve mentioned before that I have been “living” my own Surrender Experiment and following opportunities that come my way each moment. I call these life’s breadcrumbs.  When it comes down to it we are small cogs in a huge, complex world - I choose to play The Game Life and enjoy every moment.  So in today’s episode, I draw one of the Shine Your Light self-rediscovery coaching cards at random - in f...

The journey of transformation is unpredictable. It happens when you are ready for it. When you are open to hear the insight that you are given.  The journey of transformation is also incredibly fulfilling and rewarding. There is nothing like knowing at a deep level that you have let go of something that was previously holding you back.  When I started my transformation journey I didn’t even know I...

In today’s episode, I am talking all about journaling. This is card 10 in the Shine Your Light self-rediscovery coaching cards.  Journaling can have physical and psychological benefits for us. I have been journaling for 4 years now and it’s become an integral part of my daily habits.  It took me a long time to let go of what I believed I “should” write in my journal. I started with writing very li...

I have a special treat for Mental Health Awareness Week. In today’s episode, I am delighted to be joined by Ceri Hodgkiss from West Kent Mind .  We didn’t plan this conversation and trusted that we would have a good one… and wow the time went really quickly.  We talk about the importance of Movement (this year’s theme) for our mental health. We cover how you can spot signs of someone struggling wi...

Next week is Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. Building mental resilience is central to my work. I believe that this is the key to not just surviving but really THRIVING in this busy, highly stimulated, competitive world that we live in.  We can all build mental resilience, just as we can all build other muscles. The key is creating an awareness of how you respond to life’s challenges, then...

Have you ever spent time observing the judgements you make? It is a truly enlightening experience.  I remember being quite shocked when I noticed how often I made judgements. Now I am more aware of them I can catch myself in the moment and move forward from a place of discernment; with compassion and kindness.  Judgement can be broken down into three categories:  Judge of self Judge of other Judge...

In Monday’s Mindfulness session, I chose card 24 - Creativity lies in each of us”.  Today’s episode is all about creativity and I share with you one of my current crate projects. What started as a day workshop learning sashiko - a Japanese hand embroidery technique -has morphed into a jeans upcycling project to make a sashiko embroidered French cushion for my outdoor bench. I had best get it made...

Today I am joined by my first guest in Season 2. It’s important to let others shine their light as well.  Emily Hammond is a special guest for me as well as she helped me create the Shine Your Light cards. This was the most beautiful, creative process that I have ever been involved in and it goes to show how when we let our egos go beautiful things can be created.  We talk about how aligned we wer...

A first for me… pressing record before I know what I am going to be talking about! In today’s episode I draw a card from my Shine Your Light coaching cards and see what I will spend the episode talking about. The card I choose is all about how you experience joy… a similar theme to last week’s episode but with more emphasis on committing to a joy project. What did you enJOY as a child? What activi...

This week I selected Card 2 Childlike Joy in my Shine your light self-rediscovery coaching cards, so that was the theme of Monday’s Mindful Meditation and is also the theme of today’s podcast episode.  As adults we get so caught up in our busy lives that we forget what it’s like to experience childlike joy or any joy for that matter.  Activities that bring us joy help release the happy hormones. A...

In this week’s Mindful Monday Meditation I selected Card 20 from the Shine your light self-rediscovery coaching cards.  It’s all about bringing awareness to your negative thought spirals. Did you know that it takes 3 positive thoughts to counterbalance a negative thought? I find that a sobering thought!!! Listen to this episode to find out more about negative thought patterns and how they are esta...

Have you ever thought about why you are called what you are called? Or how you came to be called that? What is the meaning behind your name and can you see any inspiration in that?  In today’s episode I share my reflections on words and their use or meaning and I tell the story of how we named our eldest daughter Ruby. And then, most importantly (of course), I share what I have discovered about my...

Where do all the best ideas come from? What is inspiration? When were you last inspired to do something and followed it through - despite the fear you may have felt?  In today’s episode I talk about how I came up with the idea for my Shine your light coaching cards and how I followed through on that initial idea. If you are looking for inspiration or need a nudge to act on some inspiration that yo...

In today’s episode I share my new Shine your light coaching cards. They are designed to help take you on a mindful journey of self-rediscovery so that you can shine your light and reach your best. In this episode I will share my intention behind the cards, who they are for and how you can use them.  If you are stuck in a rut or know that something has to change in your life then these cards will h...

Welcome to the first episode of the second season of my podcast. You will notice a new name and a new look.  In this episode I share the reasons for my rebrand and what it’s all about. I share the lessons that I have learnt in the first two years of starting my coaching business.  I speak unscripted, from the heart so I hope you will enjoy it.  Please take a look at my new website here: https://re...

Wow! Where did 2023 go? I’ve had an incredible time talking to more powerful women that I could have dreamed I would have the opportunity to speak to and I can sincerely say that I have loved it, been inspired and learnt so much.  To wrap up the year I have a conversation that won’t disappoint. I’m joined by Dr. Brigitte Piniewski. Brigitte is a trailblazing figure at the intersection of medicine,...

My guest this week shows how we can beautifully combine the different threads in our lives to create a business that brings joy to many.  Meet Tansy!  The name Tansy comes from the tenacious wildflower that grows in the English countryside and much like her wildflower counterpart, Tansy lives and thrives in the countryside of Kent where Nature is a fundamental part of her life in work rest and pla...

Having children opens up a lot of things for many of us. The way we look at the world, what is important to us, our identity. Often this is a time women use to explore areas that they are interested in. Women aren’t prepared for this big life change… just like they aren’t when it comes to perimenopause.  This is a raw and authentic conversation about what happens when we trust and surrender to wha...